USPTO Patents Application 10695369

Notice of Allowability

Application No.

10/695,369

Applicant(s)

WEINMANN, MARTIN

Examiner

Sarah E. Husband

Art Unit

1746

- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-
All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.

1 . This communication is responsive to Remarks filed on 6/6/2006 .

2. 03 The allowed claim(s) is/are 1

3. S Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (0.

a) M All b) □ Some* c) □ None of the:

1. □ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.

2. □ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. .

3. □ Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
* Certified copies not received: .

Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.

4. □ A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF

INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.

5. □ CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.

(a) □ including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached

1 ) □ hereto or 2) □ to Paper No./Mail Date .

(b) □ including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Comment or in the Office action of

Paper No./Mail Date .

Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).

6. □ DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the

attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.

Attachment(s)

1. □ Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)

2. □ Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)

3. 0 Information Disclosure Statements (PTO-1449 or PTO/SB/08),

Paper No./Mail Date

4. □ Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit

of Biological Material

5. □ Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTO-152)

6. □ Interview Summary (PTO-41 3),

Paper No./Mail Date .

7. □ Examiner's Amendment/Comment

8. M Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance

9. □ Other .

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

PTOL-37 (Rev. 7-05)

Notice of Allowability

Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20060816

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DETAILED ACTION

Response to Arguments

Applicant's arguments, see Remarks, filed 6/6/2006, with respect to the 112 rejection
of claim 1 have been fully considered and are persuasive. The 112 rejection of claim 1 has
been withdrawn.

Applicant's arguments, see Remarks, filed 6/6/2006, with respect to the 103
rejections have been fully considered and are persuasive. The 103 rejections of claim 1 has
been withdrawn.

Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement filed on 6/6/2006 was considered by the
Examiner. Weinmann (6505369) was not considered because it has been previously
considered and indicated on a prior form 892.

Allowable Subject Matter

Claim 1 is allowed.

The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: the prior art does
not disclose or suggest the exact method disclosed by Applicant, particularly measuring the
power consumed by the motor during the acceleration phase and measuring an acceleration
time; forming a difference value between the energy consumption during the acceleration
phase and a product of the acceleration time with an average value of the first and second
friction powers of the drum rotation measured with constant preliminary dewatering, and

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deducing from the difference value the loading of the drum. Payne, Weinmann's other cited
references, and any of the other cited related art do not disclose this method.

Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than
the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany
the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on Statement of
Reasons for Allowance."

Conclusion

Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
examiner should be directed to Sarah E. Husband whose telephone number is (571) 272-
8387. The examiner can normally be reached on M-F 8-5.

If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
supervisor, Michael E. Barr can be reached on (571) 272-1414. The fax phone number for
the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.

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